I did a lot of reading this month, all of it at least partially successful, with a couple of books that didn’t fully meet expectations but others that totally blew me away. ...
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Present in 2026 Book Review #3: Keeping Company with Jesus
We’ve all heard the adage, “you can tell a lot about a person by looking at the company they keep.” As Jesus’ followers and disciples, we want to look and act like ...
Quick Lit + July 2026
Happy Quick Lit Day! We have so much to get into today! I had a really successful reading month, with several books I enjoyed and a couple that I genuinely loved. As ...
Summer’s One Must Read Book 2026
When it comes to blogging (and to life in general), I am a bit of a lone ranger: I enjoy writing here in my little corner of the internet, and I don’t ...
Bookish Considerations: Pondering Page Counts
I sometimes think about what it would be like to live in a time and place with extremely limited access to books. I’m imagining a period that is post-printing press, but decidedly ...
Quick Lit + June 2026
This month’s roundup of book reviews contains some excellent historical fiction, a little mystery, an eerie sci-fi short story, inspiring and thought-provoking nonfiction, and more. Let’s jump into the reviews! NONFICTION The ...
Quick Lit + May 2026
My reading this month was fairly diverse, yet there were some surprising overlapping themes: three books touched on illiteracy, two had to do with influencer culture, two had mental illness at their ...
Present in 2026 Book Review #2: The Practice of the Presence of God
Imagine that you are sitting on a park bench while your children play in the distance, their laughter a muted soundtrack to the actual object of your attention—the Instagram reels and YouTube ...
Quick Lit + April 2026
This month’s reviews include some mediocre books as well as a couple that are favorites of the year. I can’t wait to share my thoughts, so let’s get right to those reviews! ...
Quick Lit + March 2026
I read a wide variety of books this month, with varying success. There was plenty of loss and heartache in these stories, with some glimmers of hope sprinkled in. Let’s jump into ...